I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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This tree gecko will not leave the forest unless the tree completely dies.

“Chimoo¨‖”.

Just then, a tree gecko jumped down from a tree not far away, walked to Shigeru's side, and reached out for food.

Shigeru was also stunned when he saw the wood gecko.

"Moo?" Seeing that Shigeru was stunned, Treecko looked puzzled. Other Treeckos were given food, but why wasn't it given any?

"Now, here you go."

Gary realized what was happening and handed the Treecko a serving of food. The Treecko wasn't afraid at all, took it willingly, sat down on the spot, and started eating.

Shigeru carefully examined the tree spirit in front of him.

【LV17 Wood Gecko♂/Elite Four】

This Treecko has the potential to reach Elite Four level, which perfectly meets Gary's standards for raising Pokémon. It's unbelievable that there are two Treeckos with Elite Four potential in the small Treecko Forest.

Having experienced the hardship of searching for high-potential Pokémon, one understands that it is extremely rare for a group to produce a Pokémon with near-Elite Four potential, let alone two Treeckoes with Elite Four potential.

Shigeru looked at the withered trees and thought that Treekie was born on trees. When they were still eggs, they stayed on the trees and automatically extracted energy from them. It could be said that the trees nurtured Treekie.

Could it be that this big tree withered because it bred too many wood geckos, causing it to gradually die?

Looking at the Treecko devouring its food, Gary asked, "Treecko, would you like to consider becoming my Pokémon? I can help you become stronger."

"Moo." The gecko was taken aback. Although it hadn't lived for long, it had heard its elders talk about humans and knew that humans would come to the forest specifically to subdue them.

They don't mind being captured by human trainers, and Treecko is a very calm and intelligent Pokémon. If the trainer is weak, Treecko will also look down on them.

“My name is Gary, and I’m a trainer. To be honest, I’m here to catch a Treecko. I have high hopes for your potential. If you’re willing to come with me, I can guarantee that I’ll make you the strongest Sceptile in the world,” Gary said.

Treekie ignored Gary and continued eating its food.

Seeing this, Shigeru didn't say anything. Since the target had already been determined, this Treecko would only stay in the Treecko Forest. At most, it would just take a little more time.

Gary continued to observe the geckos. There were 21 geckos in the vicinity, which was a lot. However, Gary was puzzled as to why there were only geckos and no forest lizards.

Although these 21 Treeckoes don't have very high potential, there are still some Treeckoes with Gym potential. Some Treeckoes are already level 20 and haven't evolved yet.

Including the two Treeckoes with Elite Four potential that Gary discovered, their levels had long met the requirements for evolution, but they hadn't evolved yet.

The most bizarre thing was that level 30 old Treecko. Although it only had ordinary potential, it should have evolved by now. Could it be that the Treecko Forest has some secret that can suppress the evolution of the Pokémon here?

Such environments do exist in nature. For example, in places where Everstones are produced, Pokémon in those areas generally don't evolve and don't need to carry Everstones. Pokémon that live in those areas simply won't evolve.

After lunch, the tree geckos went outside to fetch water to water the big tree where they lived.

Tree geckos are born in trees and take care of them; trees inhabited by tree geckos tend to live long lives.

The towering tree in the pit was able to grow so big thanks to the care of the gecko, but trees have a lifespan limit, and it has now reached its end.

in the afternoon.

Instead of rushing to catch the Treecko he had his eye on, Gary trained it nearby, mainly focusing on training Agaric, with Eevee as his sparring partner, primarily training Agaric's reaction speed.

Breloom, the evolved form of Mushroom, is a Fighting-type, meaning it will be used for close-quarters combat. Therefore, training its reaction speed should definitely be included in its training program.

318: Catching the Treecko

The training method is also very simple: Eevee uses psychic powers to control the surrounding pebbles and branches to attack Mushroom, which only needs to dodge.

The tree geckos ate a meal from Gary and, thinking he posed no threat, left him alone. Some rested, others watered the plants, and none of them paid any attention to him.

Only two Treeckoes were observing the mushrooms' training in the tree. These two Treeckoes were naturally the only two Treeckoes in the group with the potential to become Elite Four members.

Ash's Treecko is actually very competitive. After being defeated by Seviper in the original story, it practiced high-altitude spinning attacks to get revenge. It's clearly a player who doesn't give up easily.

If it weren't for the withered trees it lived in, this Treecko would probably have chosen to leave with a trainer.

"Alright, training is over, you can rest now." An hour later, Xiao Mao finished training.

"Bah!"

"Momo!"

Eevee and Mosquito returned to Gary's side and drank the water he gave them. As a Grass-type Pokémon, Mosquito really needs water, especially since its body surface is like a mushroom. Mushrooms only grow in humid environments, so its body surface needs a certain level of moisture.

"Mushroom, you're doing great, keep it up!" Xiao Mao praised.

"mushroom."

Mushroom smiled and nodded. It also thought it was great. It was so comfortable to be with Xiao Mao. All it had to do every day was train. It didn't have to worry about food or drink.

After praising Mushroom, Shigeru looked up at the two Treeckoes on the tree branch who were observing him training their Pokémon, and asked, "How about it? Want to consider coming with me? I'll train you like this too."

Ash's Treecko didn't react at all; it turned around and ran back to the big tree in the pit. The other Treecko jumped down from the tree and walked up to Eevee.

Both Shigeru and Eevee looked puzzled, wondering what Treecko was up to.

However, in the next second, Treecko suddenly attacked Eevee, leaving a white trail behind it, and slapped Eevee with its palm, knocking the unsuspecting Eevee away.

Although Eevee is a high-level Pokémon, due to its weight, Treecko can still knock it away with its strength.

"Boohoo! (?へ?╬)!" Eevee is angry. What do you mean by this? You suddenly ambushed me.

Upon seeing this, Shigeru was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said, "Treetree, do you want to battle me?"

"Moo!"

Treecko's lips curled up slightly as it nodded. It wanted to see how strong Gary was. Treecko didn't know how strong Gary was, but it would know once it fought him.

"Alright, Eevee, use Quick Attack!" Gary commanded.

Whoosh! !

Eevee rushed towards Treecko.

Treecko was stunned for a moment, not expecting Eevee to be so fast. It quickly jumped back, but the jump was too slow. Eevee immediately caught up, jumped into the air, and crashed into Treecko's abdomen, sending it flying several meters away.

Bang! !

The tree gecko fell to the ground and lost consciousness.

The surrounding geckos also gathered around, but none of them came to stop them. They understood that this was their companion's own choice.

Xiao Shi shook his head slightly. This Treecko was very brave, but it chose the wrong opponent. Eevee was not something it could handle.

"Go ahead, Poke Ball."

Gary took out a Poké Ball and threw it at Treecko.

The Poké Ball hit its target and captured its Treecko. Without any struggle, the Poké Ball shook slightly before capturing it.

Gary walked over, picked up the Poké Ball, and looked at Treecko's detailed stats.

【Pokémon: Treecko♂】

[Attribute: grass]

【Level: 17】

[Potential: King]

【Characteristic: Overgrow (When HP is down to 1/3, Grass-type moves are increased by 1.5 times)】

[Skills: Slap, Stare, Leaves, Lightning Flash, See Through.]

【Intimacy Level: 110 (Maximum 255)】

Treecko's stats seem unremarkable, and it might not be very effective in the game, but in reality, Sceptile is quite strong and has extremely high agility. It might not even lose to Blaziken.

After reviewing Treecko's stats, Gary released Treecko to treat it, but didn't put it back into its Poké Ball, waiting for it to wake up.

"Alright, say goodbye to your companions. We're leaving tomorrow," said Xiao Mao.

"Moo." Treecko nodded and went to say goodbye to the older Treecko in the group. Afterward, it went to the big tree in the pit to say goodbye to the stubborn Treecko.

Actually, all these Treeckoes were born on the big tree in the pit. They knew the tree was going to die, so they moved to live on the surrounding trees. Only Ash's Treecko stayed and guarded the big tree in the pit.

The other wood-shaped geckos hoped that this wood-shaped gecko would give up, but this wood-shaped gecko was too stubborn. It only gave up its stubbornness when the big tree in the pit died completely.

The other Treeckoes admired this stubborn Treecko's persistence, so they made a special effort to persuade it again.

Unfortunately, the stubborn wood gecko remained unmoved and continued to guard the tree.

Shigeru didn't know why his Treecko was trying to persuade its opponent, but Latios translated for him and he finally understood.

It turns out that these two tree geckos were born on this big tree at the same time. They grew up together from a young age, being both playmates and rivals. Both tree geckos are also geniuses in their clan.

After the tree developed problems, Ash's Treecko started taking care of it and stopped competing with its friends. Treecko really hoped its friend could cheer up, but Ash's Treecko was too stubborn and focused all its attention on taking care of the tree.

It's understandable to take care of a healthy tree, but for a tree that's destined to die, taking good care of it is a complete waste of time.

The tree spirit couldn't bear to see its childhood friend wasting his life, so it repeatedly tried to persuade him.

Now that Treecko wants to leave with Gary, it still hopes to persuade him one more time, but it's all in vain.

“Don’t worry, it will meet a trainer who can take it away. You just need to follow me closely. Maybe you’ll meet it again in future competitions,” Xiao Shi said.

"Moo?" Treecko looked bewildered. It didn't understand why Gary was so sure, and... what was a competition, and how it could meet its playmate.

"You'll find out later." Xiao Mao didn't want to explain, mainly because this thing was really hard to explain.

319: Challenge the Rustboro City Gym

After spending the night in Treecko Forest, Gary left the forest the next morning and headed to Rustboro City.

Shigeru didn't rush on his way; he continued training Mushroom and Treecko along the way.

With Treecko joining the team, Eevee's training duties have become more demanding. On two consecutive trips to new regions, Eevee has become a babysitter, specifically responsible for training, proving its experience.

That day, after training, Shigeru asked, "Treetle, I see your level is very high, meeting the requirements for evolution. Did you not feel that you could evolve, or do you not want to evolve?"

"Chirp."

Treecko was also taken aback. This was the first time it had thought of this question. It wasn't that it didn't want to evolve, but because everyone else looked like Treecko, once it evolved, it would have to leave Treecko Forest, so it had been suppressing its evolution.

"You can only become stronger after you evolve, so don't suppress your evolutionary instincts," Xiao Mao said.

"Moo!"

Treekie nodded, silently closed its eyes, and carefully felt the changes within its body. It relaxed its body, and the restlessness within it suddenly rose up. This time, Treekie did not suppress it.